Wyoming is the highest paying state for primary care physicians, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Meanwhile, the Western region is the second-highest paying region for orthopedic surgery specialists, while the pay rate in Wyoming is midrange for registered nurses and physician assistants.
Here are the average annual PCP salaries by state (Note: There was no data available for Montana or South Dakota):
- Wyoming: $307,210
- Indiana: $297,540
- Nebraska: $296,780
- Wisconsin: $296,600
- Idaho: $284,810
- Missouri: $283,520
- South Carolina: $280,680
- Nevada: $277,380
- Kentucky: $276,090
- Delaware: $272,260
- Minnesota: $271,700
- Colorado: $270,370
- New Mexico: $268,520
- Louisiana: $267,490
- Iowa: $266,970
- Washington: $261,650
- Georgia: $259,450
- Arizona: $256,610
- Alaska: $256,450
- Illinois: $254,820
- Alabama: $253,800
- Hawaii: $252,730
- Connecticut: $251,460
- Florida: $248,690
- New Jersey: $246,130
- Utah: $244,050
- Texas: $237,890
- Maine: $237,090
- New Hampshire: $232,860
- Tennessee: $231,340
- California: $229,420
- Oregon: $220,750
- Massachusetts: $219,730
- Vermont: $217,500
- New York: $217,160
- Maryland: $214,030
- Oklahoma: $207,600
- West Virginia: $206,280
- Kansas: $205,470
- Virginia: $202,850
- Ohio: $201,930
- North Carolina: $194,860
- Rhode Island: $193,300
- North Dakota: $190,590
- Michigan: $188,030
- Pennsylvania: $187,300
- Arkansas: $180,690
- Mississippi: $178,670